Oliver Wyman
WTTC Lays Out Guidelines for a Safe and Seamless Travel in the ‘New Normal’
June 25, 2020
London, UK: The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has laid out its new guidelines Safe & Seamless Travel including testing and tracing, following medical evidence, to ensure people can enjoy Safe Travels in the ‘new normal’. The guidelines will ensure that the travel sector is provided with an extensive framework to help governments and private business work in collaboration to create aligned testing and contact tracing programmes. The initiative is part of the WTTC’s Safe and Seamless Traveller Journey (SSTJ) which aims to enable a seamless, safe and secure end-to-end traveller experience including flights and non-air...
Americans Look Forward to Traveling More When COVID-19 Restrictions End
Oliver Wyman | May 22, 2020
NEW YORK--May 22, 2020--As Memorial Day approaches, 60 percent of Americans surveyed are looking forward to traveling again. Americans aren’t alone – globally 56 percent of the 4,600 travelers surveyed plan to travel the same or more once COVID-19 travel restrictions ease and most want to travel by air according to consulting firm Oliver Wyman. Half of American survey respondents are waiting for their government or the World Health Organization to indicate when it is safe to travel. Only 20 percent are holding out for acquired immunity or a vaccine before traveling. “Though the timing of the return to travel is dependent on when g...
